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Coursework 2 Euthanasia Part a) i) What is Euthanasia? The word euthanasia comes from Greek and means 'easy death'. The dictionary explains euthanasia as the act of killing someone painlessly, especially to relieve suffering from an incurable illness. It is also known as mercy killing. Euthanasia is always for the benefit of the person who will die and in most cases, the person who will die asks for it, but in some cases, that person cannot make the request. There are many situations in which a person may request euthanasia, and this is called voluntary euthanasia, for example, a terminally ill person, a paralysed person and even a person who is depressed. There are many other reasons as well, such as a person being dependent on others and not liking it, fear of loss of self-control or dignity and feeling like a burden on others. Voluntary euthanasia is illegal in the United Kingdom, but many...

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